Sahara Desert

Sunrise on the SaharaThe Sahara is about the same size as the United States

Dust Devil on the Sahara

Tugela FallsAt a total height of over 3,000 feet, it is the 2nd tallest in the world.

The Drakensburg Range is home to many pieces of cave art. Painted by native tribes, some of these pieces are over 3,000 years old.

The White Nile

The Blue Nile (flood season)

The Egyptian Cobra

What happens to a person who receives a bite from an Egyptian cobra?

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The Lovable Ostrich

The Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus means “WATER HORSE.”

Although it appears to be slow and complacent, the hippopotamus is actually quite aggressive and dangerous. Its yawn is actually a threat gesture meant to frighten enemies away from their large, sharp teeth, from which George Washington’s dentures were made.

Dromedary Camels

The Pyramid of Khufu

The Sphinx, and the Khufu Pyramid

In between the paws of the Sphinx is a stela, now called the "Dream Stela", which is inscribed with a story. The 18th Dynasty story tells of the time that Thutmosis IV fell asleep under the Sphinx which was covered to the neck in sand. Thutmosis had a dream that the Sphinx spoke to him and promised that if he would free the Sphinx from the sand, Thutmosis would be destined to become king of Egypt.

The Great Sphinx

The Khufu Pyramid, up close

The pyramid of Khefren

The “Bent Pyramid” of Dashur: builders changed the angle halfway through.

One of many “broken pyramids”

The step pyramid of Djozers

Howard Carter, with Tut’s mummy in its gold sarcophagus

Inside Tut’s tomb

The Book of the Dead contained instructions for the pharaoh in the afterlife. They were carved and drawn in hieroglyphics on tomb walls.

King Tut himself: he’s the skinny one.

A forensic team recreated King Tutnakhamen’s face from the scan of his mummified skull. This is what they say he actually looked like.

The Valley of the Kings